Comments on: The Double Life of The Missionary http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary Life at the Intersection of Culture and Christianity Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: C. Holland http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-3775 C. Holland Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:19:27 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-3775 @JL: God Bless! @JL: God Bless!

]]> By: JL http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-3746 JL Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:03:51 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-3746 Thanks for this post- living between double cultures does get cloudy as 'double' lives, and I think I and my husband are trying to distinguish between the two. I appreciate your thoughtful conclusion: "Navigating the nuances of two similar but definitely not identical cultures eventually makes you want to pick one or the other and adapt to it. Moving between the two does get very, very old, and I suspect in the end that we all as missionaries have to make the choice between one or the other." Sending encouragement for your choices, JL .-= JL´s last blog ..<a href="http://abeandjenny.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/everyday-justice-even-choosing-your-chocolates/" rel="nofollow">Everyday Justice … even choosing your chocolates?</a> =-. Thanks for this post- living between double cultures does get cloudy as ‘double’ lives, and I think I and my husband are trying to distinguish between the two. I appreciate your thoughtful conclusion:

“Navigating the nuances of two similar but definitely not identical cultures eventually makes you want to pick one or the other and adapt to it. Moving between the two does get very, very old, and I suspect in the end that we all as missionaries have to make the choice between one or the other.”

Sending encouragement for your choices,
JL
JL´s last blog ..Everyday Justice … even choosing your chocolates?

]]> By: C. Holland http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-3540 C. Holland Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:20:19 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-3540 @Tim: Thanks, and welcome to the blog. I'm afraid I can't reveal our location for security reasons. Besides, it wouldn't be so confidential if I did! ;) @Tim: Thanks, and welcome to the blog. I’m afraid I can’t reveal our location for security reasons. Besides, it wouldn’t be so confidential if I did! ;)

]]> By: Tim Wright http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-3535 Tim Wright Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:37:15 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-3535 Hey, Really enjoy your blog. Where are you guys in Europe? We are in Carlisle, England with OM. Tim Hey,

Really enjoy your blog. Where are you guys in Europe? We are in Carlisle, England with OM.

Tim

]]> By: C. Holland http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-2868 C. Holland Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:09:33 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-2868 @Kevin: Welcome to the blog, and thanks. God bless you as you prepare for your new field. @Kevin: Welcome to the blog, and thanks. God bless you as you prepare for your new field.

]]> By: Kevin Mullins http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-2861 Kevin Mullins Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:33:39 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-2861 What a refreshing blog post. I just stumbled across this site and love what I'm reading. My wife and I are career missionaries preparing to leave for a new field and new dreams. Our previous locale was difficult because of team dynamics so after a few years away we've worked to correct the problems that hindered us last time for a fresh, new experience in Portugal. Thanks again and I look forward to reading more. What a refreshing blog post. I just stumbled across this site and love what I’m reading. My wife and I are career missionaries preparing to leave for a new field and new dreams. Our previous locale was difficult because of team dynamics so after a few years away we’ve worked to correct the problems that hindered us last time for a fresh, new experience in Portugal. Thanks again and I look forward to reading more.

]]> By: Liam Byrnes http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-368 Liam Byrnes Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:04:24 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-368 Greg, Thanks for your comment. I can imagine the strained relations you mentioned in Nicaragua. I appreciate your prayers. Liam Greg, Thanks for your comment. I can imagine the strained relations you mentioned in Nicaragua. I appreciate your prayers. Liam

]]> By: Greg in Mexico http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-367 Greg in Mexico Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-367 Indeed the cultural differences between Brits & Americans are massive. We had some British missionary friends in Nicaragua whom all the other American missionaries considered rude and arrogant. However, they really weren't that way - they were just being Bwitish! I found that many Brits have very dry senses of humor and some Americans misinterpret this as arrogance. Liam: I pray for much patience for you. Please forgive us Americans for our incredible capacity for shallowness. :-) Indeed the cultural differences between Brits & Americans are massive. We had some British missionary friends in Nicaragua whom all the other American missionaries considered rude and arrogant. However, they really weren’t that way – they were just being Bwitish! I found that many Brits have very dry senses of humor and some Americans misinterpret this as arrogance.

Liam: I pray for much patience for you. Please forgive us Americans for our incredible capacity for shallowness. :-)

]]> By: C. Holland http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-349 C. Holland Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:01:21 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-349 @Liam, I'm not surprised that you find the wording that way. So very much in American Christianity today is just that: cliche and ingenuine--and I'm an American that feels that way about my own! Just because we share a similar language doesn't make the cultural differences any easier, and Christians need to recognise this if they are to work with others throughout the globe. Very good point. @Liam, I’m not surprised that you find the wording that way. So very much in American Christianity today is just that: cliche and ingenuine–and I’m an American that feels that way about my own! Just because we share a similar language doesn’t make the cultural differences any easier, and Christians need to recognise this if they are to work with others throughout the globe. Very good point.

]]> By: Liam Byrnes http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/the-double-life-of-the-missionary/comment-page-1#comment-347 Liam Byrnes Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:42:30 +0000 http://www.missionaryconfidential.com/?p=197#comment-347 This is really interesting, we in some ways are dealing with the opposite problem of going from the UK to an US-based missions organisation where alot of the vocab for the missions organisation is cliche and ingenuine to those here in the UK. This is really interesting, we in some ways are dealing with the opposite problem of going from the UK to an US-based missions organisation where alot of the vocab for the missions organisation is cliche and ingenuine to those here in the UK.

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